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Vi IMproved 7.3 Released w/ Fixes + New Features

08-16-2010, 07:20 AM

Phoronix: Vi IMproved 7.3 Released w/ Fixes + New Features

Marking the end of two years of development is the release of Vim (Vi Improved) version 7.3. While this is considered a minor release of Vim, there are a handful of new features along with many bug-fixes...

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Now what exactly does vim have to do with encrypting swap files? Trying to be an OS like emacs?

/rant. Yes I know, not OS swap files but the editor's own. Still, must be hella bloated an editor to require its own swap file.

I assume that the swapfile they are talking about is the backup of the file being edited, named somethin like filename~ or #filename# or .filename.swp -- I can't remember which format Vim uses..
No bloat, just protection from power/network outages.. any editor which doesn't do this is broken imo.

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I assume that the swapfile they are talking about is the backup of the file being edited, named somethin like filename~ or #filename# or .filename.swp -- I can't remember which format Vim uses..
No bloat, just protection from power/network outages.. any editor which doesn't do this is broken imo.

It's a cool feature, and Vim unlike other editors I've used removes it's swap file after closing the editor. I've seen some that just leave them there and you end up with a bunch of garbage hanging around.

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It's a cool feature, and Vim unlike other editors I've used removes it's swap file after closing the editor. I've seen some that just leave them there and you end up with a bunch of garbage hanging around.

I actually like those hanging around so I can revert my last changes easily.

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But yeah, I'm not sure whether the swap files inherit the original file's permissions and whatnot. There are likely corner cases involved. It was probably a much requested feature that finally got implemented. You don't have to use it if you don't feel the need (I don't).